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Angela Merkel's argument is self-serving for Europe in the utmost! By her logic, an Indonesian or Thai shd have headed the IMF a decade ago at height of the asian crisis.
ANGELA Merkel said: "Of course, developing nations are within their rights in the medium term to occupy the post of either IMF head or World Bank chief...But I think that in the current situation, with serious problems with the euro and the IMF strongly involved, there is a lot in favor of a European candidate being put forward."
I vividly recall that after the crisis in Argentina in 1999-2002, one element of the diagnosis lay in the extent to which economists of Latin American origin shaped IMF positions on Latin America. There is an agency conflict here. Many of these individuals were solving a lifetime optimisation which involved time spent doing economic policy in the countries of Latin America and time spent at the IMF. This led to thinking and to decisions which diverged from an unbiased professional assessment.
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Angela Merkel's argument is self-serving for Europe in the utmost! By her logic, an Indonesian or Thai shd have headed the IMF a decade ago at height of the asian crisis.
I agree with Ms Merkel. Despite all the talk about biases and fairness, the prime objective of the IMF today is to help solving the Euro problem. That means getting someone with transit and influence over European leaders - this means probably (but not necessarily) an European.
To the people that think that now "is the the EM turn", I remind you that this is not a theme park ride. BTW, these countries can get to nominate the next head when they put up the capital for that (like every other bank.)
Always follow one priciple: When you have an economic crisis like the US, Western Europe and Japan has, get an outsider to take a stock of the position and undertake reforms. His outlook will be free from regional bias.
If he is from an EM like China or India, it will be better because he will use his domestic connections to improve trade and investment with sick countries.
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zimmah wrote:the map looks very complicated to me, i think it should be worked on to make it more clear.
nolefan5311 wrote:This map has a lot going on...I will try to take a look this evening and get back with some ideas. Is there any way that the Supply bases/ships can be made a different color than the rest of the ships? It's taking me a long time to locate them, lol.
nolefan5311 wrote:Honestly, I do not see any GP issues at present. It's a conquest map, which makes things a little simpler, even though this might be the most complicated map on the site when all is said and done .
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iancanton wrote:i don't yet understand the map, but there are certainly a few issues (and more will probably rear their head when i manage to work out even half of what's happening)!
there are seven yellow command ships, but san lorenzo has no shield. what is its significance?
de parma has B and A instead of B and S.
the command ships at the ends are mostly a bit closer to each other than are the command ships in the middle, which is good because the end positions are advantageous in multi-player games. however, some are close enough to bombard each other, which is a bit unfair if these are start positions. perhaps rearrange the westernmost two command ships and other territories to bring them closer to the others.
we also need to address the region bonus, since 36, 48 (currently proposed), 60, 72 and so on are not good values for the number of starting regions.
Victor Sullivan wrote:nolefan5311 wrote:Honestly, I do not see any GP issues at present. It's a conquest map, which makes things a little simpler, even though this might be the most complicated map on the site when all is said and done .
I will get with ian to see if he has any issues.
There's really not much complicated about it. It has a pretty basic bonus structure. It's just the layout is a little "unorthodox". I think some of the wording could be changed to help clarify some things. I'll look into it more tomorrow, when I'll have more than a few minutes.
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DoomYoshi wrote:Ok, great concept for a map, you never cease to amaze me.
I see a few general balance issues; I think also by highlighting ideal strategies for the various starting positions, it will help elucidate other issues that I failed to notice.
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Susan Stiff
Central City Opera Guild
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Central City Opera Guild's Annual Girlfriends' Day at the Opera
Think of it as a Girl's Day of Golf...
Denver, CO....On July 20, the Central City Opera Guild will present the annual Girlfriends' Day at the Opera. The day begins at 11:45 with Lunch & a Song performed in the historic Teller House by Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Apprentice Artists. After lunch, guests will be treated to an informal early history presentation of the Central City Opera House and theater in Central City by Gilpin County Manager Roger Baker, author of Clara: an ex-slave in gold rush Colorado. The day culminates with a matinee performance of Gianni Schicchi by Giacomo Puccini. Best known for its popular aria, "O mio babbino caro," this ingenious comedy set to music by Puccini follows the cunning Gianni Schicchi who becomes instantly wealthy and finds a way for his daughter to marry the man of her dreams.
"Girlfriends' Day appeals to music lovers who want to experience a beautiful summer day in Central City with friends, as well as business women who are looking for a unique venue to entertain clients," states Anne McGonagle, Central City Opera Guild President.
UPDATE: Tickets for Girlfriends' Day at the Opera may now be purchased as a special package priced at $67 including lunch and the matinee performance of Gianni Schicchi. Tickets are available by calling (303) 292-6700 or by visiting www.centralcityopera.org/girlfriends.
One of the premiere summer music festivals in Colorado and a leader among opera festivals internationally, Central City Opera's 2011 offerings will once again showcase pieces ranging from classic to contemporary with Bizet's Carmen, Händel's Amadigi di Gaula and three one act operas including Puccini's Gianni Schicchi, Poulenc's The Breasts of Tiresias and Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins. The ultimate opera experience, each production features internationally acclaimed artists, visually stimulating sets and costumes and a professional live orchestra. For more information on the 2011 Festival, go to www.centralcityopera.org.
The Central City Opera Guild, established in 1974, assists Central City Opera through work in historic preservation, education, cultural and social events, and fundraising. Visit www.centralcityopera.org for more information.


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Good Earth announced Main Street anchor
Date: May 20, 2009
by: Pam McTeer | News Editor
LAKEWOOD RANCH — Lakewood Ranch Main Street officially has a new anchor tenant.
Good Earth Natural Food Store on May 14 signed a lease for the flagship space formerly occupied by Morton's Gourmet Market.
"It's exciting," Good Earth Founder and Corporate President Mark Egan said. "We have always talked about going into a location farther out east because of the development and the quality of developments that are coming out in that area."
The Bradenton based-store has been in negotiations with Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty for about five months. Egan said the deal clincher was the space's location, particularly its proximity to the Lakewood Ranch Medical Center and the Pinnacle Academy, whose patrons already frequent Good Earth stores.
Good Earth opened its first of three stores in 1978 and offers bulk foods, natural and organic groceries, frozen and refrigerated foods, a selection of gluten-free items and herbs and supplements, among other items.
The Lakewood Ranch location also will offer fresh sandwiches and rollups, a soup and salad bar and fresh breads because the facility already has a brick oven.
"We're going to go in with caution," Egan said. "Food service is something we have tried in the past, and we found that it's difficult unless you get into it in a big way. We'll probably be conservative to begin until we know what people want."
Good Earth will carry its Super Tuesday tradition to the new store, meaning that customers will receive 20% off their purchases on the first Tuesday of every month, Egan said.
Store hours have not yet been set, but the location will be open nights and weekends. The owner on site will be Dominic Bucci, he said.
The anchor space on Main Street has been vacant since Morton's Gourmet Market closed in February 2008, and filling the space has proved challenging for Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty. Because of financial difficulties, Ada's Natural and Organic Foods backed out of a deal for the space in February, just weeks before a slated opening.
Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty President Brian Kennelly said the pieces have finally come together.
"Ultimately, I think we found the right tenant for the space," Kennelly said. "(Good Earth is) very focused on customer (service). The owners are involved in all the stores themselves. They pride themselves on knowing the customers' names and needs. The products they are carrying and, really, their corporate philosophy will be received well by the residents of the Ranch and the surrounding area."
Although the prime Main Street property is largely built out, Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty will be installing a wall to shrink the space from its current 12,700 square feet to a little less than 8,700 square feet, about double the average existing Good Earth store.
"We won't be taking the entire space," Egan said. "It will still be larger than anything we have."
A soft opening is expected in early August.
Lakewood Ranch Commercial Realty still is looking for a tenant for the remaining portion of the anchor space, and Kennelly said he is working with a few fitness centers about the location.
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LINCOLN — Players and coaches on the Nebraska women's basketball team agree NU made two mistakes before its 66-57 loss at in-state rival Creighton last year.
First, the Huskers had two bad practices before the game.
"We treated it like another game, and it's never another game," Nebraska forward Jordan Hooper said. "It's Creighton."
So the Bluejays seized control with six minutes left in the first half and never relinquished the lead. They gashed Nebraska for 14 layups and shot 56.3 percent from the field. And they held Hooper scoreless. She missed all seven shots and spent most of the night blanketed by women in blue.
Those are memories Hooper and the Huskers would like to erase Saturday when NU and CU tip off at 11 a.m. inside Pinnacle Bank Arena.
"We knew what they were going to do to us, and we let them do it to us," Hooper said. "We knew exactly how they were going to attack us, and we allowed that to happen."
NU coach Connie Yori, a former Creighton player and coach, said her Huskers "got attacked" by the Bluejays last year.
"So we've got to be the attackers a little bit more than we were last year," she said.
The Huskers' main problem last year was "awful" defense, forward Emily Cady said.
"They drove it on us every time," she said. "They literally could do whatever they wanted against our defense."
The No. 19 Huskers' defense has struggled at times this year, too. The NCAA crackdown on hand-checking has affected NU's man-to-man pressure approach, as has the Huskers' relatively inexperienced bench.
"If you're going to get called on hand checks," Yori said, "you have to do something so you're not sending your opponent to the line."
Nebraska has been successful in preventing that; the Huskers head to the line 13 times more per game than their opponents. A plus-9.6 rebounding margin helps prevent second-chance shots for opponents, as well.
But NU foes are making 6.6 3-pointers per game. Compare that to last year, when they made 5.1 per game, or the 32-win 2009-10 season, when they made 4.3.
That points to a softer perimeter defense and some occasional zone. NU (7-2 overall) ranks 193rd nationally in 3-point field goal percentage defense.
In theory, that plays into Creighton's hands. The Bluejays — 4-4 overall on a diet of tough nonconference opponents — are taking nearly 25 3-pointers per game and making seven of them. Sophomore guard Marissa Janning — CU's best perimeter shooter and leading scorer at 17.4 points per game — scorched NU for 19 points and four 3-pointers last year.
"She's a very good shooter, but she's also really good off the dribble," Yori said. "Why do kids score in the high teens and the 20s? For most part, they have versatility. ... She beat us off the dribble a lot last year."
Hooper's game is similar. Roughly 30 percent of her 21.6 points per game are scored beyond the 3-point line. That's down 10 percent from last season's average, which means Hooper gets more baskets in the paint and more fruitful trips to the free throw line. In a 95-75 shootout win over Utah State, Hooper didn't even attempt a 3-pointer.
"I'm better at reading defenses since my junior year even," she said. "I'm trying to get better in practice every day with that, because I can't live and die by the 3. I'm trying to do more with getting to the rim and not just settling."
Staying aggressive is a theme Hooper would like to see permeate her team's psyche this week. It's a big game, she said. A fun game. One with a little extra edge to it because Creighton is just up the road and Yori spent much of her life within that program.
"There's a change," Hooper said. "You can definitely feel it. And it's not just with her. It's with the whole coaching staff and the players. You can feel everybody wants this game."


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Tips for Closing and Switching between Apps in Microsoft Surface
Windows 8 on your Surface tablet does not expect you to close your apps or programs. Older versions of Windows always wanted you to close unneeded programs: You'd click on the little X in the program's upper-right corner and the program disappeared from the screen.
You won't find any close buttons on apps, however: Apps aren't meant to be closed. When they're not being used, apps simply rest in the background, waiting in case you need them again. They consume very few resources, and they don't eat much, if any, battery power.
When you're done with an app, just head back to the Start screen by pressing the Windows key on the front of your Surface. (You can also swipe in from the screen's right edge and touch the Start icon on the Charms bar.) Then load a different app and do something else.
But if you want to close an app, perhaps one that's making annoying noises in the background, it's not difficult:
To close the app currently filling your screen, slide your finger down from the screen's top edge all the way down to its bottom edge. As you slide, the app follows your finger, shrinking, and then disappearing completely when your finger reaches the screen's bottom edge.
It's oddly empowering to watch your finger pull that unwanted app off the screen. It's an easy trick to remember, and you'll find yourself wanting to do it again and again.
When they're not being used, apps slumber in the background. Your Surface ignores them, devoting its full attention to the app currently filling the screen.
But if you want to awaken a previously used app, you can summon it with this easy trick:
To switch back to the app you've just used, swipe your finger inward from the Surface's left edge.
As your finger moves inward from the screen's edge, it drags your last-used app along with it. When you can see the app begin to appear onscreen, lift your finger: The app grows to fill the screen.
Keep repeating the same trick, sliding your finger in from the left, and you'll eventually cycle through all your currently open apps.
Can't remember whether an app's already open? To see a list of your last six open apps, follow these steps from any screen on your Surface:
Slowly slide your finger inward from screen's left edge.
When you see an app begin to slide into view, slide your finger back to the left edge.
All of your opened apps appear in a column clinging to the screen's left edge.
After you see the apps' thumbnails clinging to the screen's left edge, you can perform a few other circus tricks:
Return to an open app: Tap an app's thumbnail from along the screen's left edge, and the app fills the screen. Simple.
Close an app: With your finger, slide the app slightly to the right and then down and off the screen. This one takes practice, as the app tries to muscle its way onto the screen. (If you're using a Surface keyboard, right-click the unwanted app's thumbnail using the trackpad and choose Close from the pop-up menu.)
Remove the app column: Because that column of recently used apps consumes some real estate, it closes by itself after you open one of its apps. But if you want to close it manually, just tap the currently open app. That brings Windows attention back to your current app and closes the column of apps.


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The terms faith and beliefs are sometimes used interchangeably, but I think it is useful to make a distinction between them. Beliefs are things you think are true, like "I believe in God." "I believe that there is life after death." These are improvable opinions (or they would be accepted by all as "facts"). A list can be made of beliefs.read more
I sometimes wonder if God ever tires of our prayers. Weekends must be the worst Friday prayers at the mosques Saturday appeals in the synagogues Sunday petitions from the churches. An endless round of requests. Do this, …read more
King David was a man of fire
Who sang and danced for God.
The raptures of his heart's desire
Were sacred gifts from God.
"Be The Change You Wish To See In The World" — Mahatma Gandhiread more
Welcome! One thing is for certain. We are all welcome. This is the Jesus way. He called people to him; he asked people to come to him; he welcomed them; he got cranky with his disciples when they tried to prevent anyone, anyone at all coming to him. He ate with outcasts, those despised; he befriended tax collectors, those regarded as thieves; he encouraged children, usually ignored in adult community, to sit on his knees; he had meals with the elite and the riffraff; he conversed publicly with women although that was taboo; unlike the religious leaders of his day, he sought the company of all kinds and types of people, to affirm them, to challenge them, to call them to an abundant way of life. So we are all welcome. This is the Jesus way.read more
CLEAR is what I want to feel and be when it comes to something that means as much to me as FAITH. I want to be at peace with what I believe and choose to say and do, with regard to my way of living in faith. I want to own it whole-heartedly. I don't want to apologize or make excuses for beliefs that don't make sense, saying things like, "You just have to take that in faith. Someday it will make sense to me, even if it doesn't now. God's ways are not our ways." With Clear Faith, I am at peace.read more
The traditional Christian church with its traditional message and image is becoming increasingly irrelevant. It happened in Europe a long time ago, and is happening now in the US. More and more people who try to do good identify themselves as secular humanists rather than Christians. More and more Christians identify themselves as progressives for whom the traditional gospel story is meaningless. It really is time to rethink and reform how we understand both church and world.read more
Impending marriage often leads couples to learn more about their traditions of origin. And that study can lead to confrontation with the question of religious pluralism. Is my partner going to hell unless she accepts Jesus as her personal Lord and Savior – really? Is my partner's Hinduism possibly as good a path to Ultimate Reality as my Islamic faith is for me?read more
Jesus was executed by the Romans and died a tragic death. But then afterward, we hear the voice of God's messenger telling the women who had come to the tomb to anoint Jesus' dead body with spices: "He is not here, He has been raised." God validated and vindicated Jesus' life, message, and ministry by raising him from the dead. God had not abandoned Jesus. God was with Jesus through the whole ordeal. And when we get to the end of Matthew's Gospel the cosmic Christ tells the disciples, "I will be with you through everything, even until the end of the age." The Really Real, the risen Christ, the cosmic Christ, the Holy Spirit (use whatever name you prefer) is with us through all of life, in times of joy and hope, and in times of pain and disappointment.read more
I don't believe in any of the religions
I believe that there is only one God.
A Universal god.
The background material and the questions of this Study Guide were designed to stimulate conversation and to raise issues that might not otherwise come up. None of these materials are intended to make a final theological, Christological, or canonical argument. The last thing we would want to do is to tell anyone how he or she should believe or approach their faith. We simply offer this as a starting point to the conversation and we look forward to the continual evolution of our faith.read more
What is the Sacred Dance Guild? As the name implies, it is a group of members who come together to support the goals of sacred dance (or movement) within the context of worship. A more important question, really, is: what is sacred dance? Sacred Dance creates moments of awe and wonder and nourishes the souls of the givers and receivers and, in doing so, helps to create a more compassionate and peaceful world.read more
We all belong. We are each one a part of the Temple of God. Paul wants the church at Corinth to recognize that they all belong to one another, and that it is foolish to divide and polarize around certain leaders. Paul argues that there is no place in the church for petty jealousies and pride.read more
In his highly readable Living the Quaker Way, Philip Gulley graciously welcomes the curious reader into the Quaker faith. His introductory chapter, "What is a Quaker?" is friendly, open, kind, unpretentious, and folksy. I read on expecting a primer on Quaker history, beliefs and practices and was not disappointed. But then I was startled by the change in tone. As he begins to work through the core values of the Quaker faith – Simplicity, Peace, Integrity, Community and Equality – Gulley becomes eloquently and passionately critical of modern American life, criticism that I entirely agree with.read more
Celebrate our life together, giving birth in many ways;
Father-Mother Love is with us, leading to a better day.
Equal partners 'round the table, family groups of every kind
show us how to nurture kindness, new creation's joy to find.read more
I have witnessed the remarkable power of religious communities to bring social capital to bear on behalf of their members. Some congregations are particularly good at bringing low-income, isolated people into a milieu in which they benefit tremendously from contact with fellow congregants who have the connections they need to get ahead. It is as if they've stepped into an updraft as they enter the door of the church or temple or mosque, and find themselves swept up toward job contacts, vital information about services and resources, and good role models to follow toward creating better lives.read more
The church sign can be easily read by anyone driving by: "You can't be a devoted follower of Jesus unless you are part of a local church." Does the church that posts this sign not trust the people with Jesus's message? What is the meaning of "incarnation" if not "embodiment" by individual persons of the spirit of the Christ? Is the "Body of Christ" for members only?
The Apostle Paul created the metaphor of the "Body of Christ" as the community of followers. In 1 Corinthians 10:16-17, he explains the meaning of the ritually-shared meal: "The cup of God's gracious benefits that we consecrate means that we are involved in the blood of the Anointed, doesn't it? The bread that we break means that we are involved in the body of the Anointed, doesn't it? That there is one loaf means that we who are many constitute one body, because we all partake of the one loaf." In Romans 12:5 he says, "Just as each of us has one body with many parts that do not all have the same function, so although there are many of us, we are the Anointed's body, interrelated with one another."read more
Many Christians today are increasingly unsure about how to "take" the Bible. To borrow from the childhood game "Mother, May I?" I'd suggest we take two giant steps back. We need to move ourselves back to challenge two assumptions that block our comfort with the Holy Bible.read more


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A cookbook is the fundamental unit of work in Chef. They are how you encapsulate all the different resources you need to automate your infrastructure, and they are the component that is easily sharable between different Chef users.
What's in a Cookbook
Cookbooks contain 6 different components:
How do I create a new Cookbook?
See the Chef Repository page for details on creating a cookbook with rake. We encourage you to make your cookbooks useful to others by documenting them with a README.rdoc.
Where can I find some pre-made Cookbooks?
We are working on a site that will let you share Chef cookbooks, Capistrano scripts, Rake tasks, and anything else that is infrastructure-management related. For now, you might check out the Cookbooks created by Opscode.
Recipes created by Opscode
While people can fork this GitHub project and make their own changes, not everything gets merged back into the Opscode repository. If you're feeling adventurous, try the github network graph which shows these repositories at http://github.com/opscode/cookbooks/network.
Tell me more about Opscode's cookbooks
We provide a default set of cookbooks on GitHub for people to get started. The set is considered "feature complete". You can deploy a number of services without having to write a lot of cookbooks yourself. These cookbooks are used for installing Chef (we drink our koolaid!), and building a complete Rails application stack.
If you would also like to contribute changes, or new features to our cookbooks, read more about setting up a git repository to do so.
How Do I Customize pre-made Cookbooks for my site?
That's pretty simple, actually! Create a site-cookbooks directory in Your Chef Repository. Make sure
/etc/chef/server.rb cookbooks_path is correct:
Next, copy the entire contents of the cookbook you want to customize, go forth and customize it. When Chef runs, it will only use the cookbook from
site-cookbooks, not the one in
cookbooks. For example, say you have:
When Chef runs, it will cache
/srv/chef/site-cookbooks/djbdns and apply that configuration.
Customizing Templates and Files
If you would like to customize just the files or templates used by a cookbook, you can create just those as well, copying them over from the upstream version and making your local changes. For example, you're deploying OpenLDAP and want to customize the slapd.conf and add your own certificates. Assuming you've followed along with the Chef Repository and have created the ldap certificate:
Make changes, update the repository and install the cookbooks, and when Chef runs, it will get the certificte and slapd.conf from the site-cookbooks, but otherwise use the rest of the openldap cookbook.
Other Site-specific Cookbooks
You can also use
site-cookbooks for setting up other site-specific cookbooks
Then add "web_server" to
recipes for the node in the webui, and it will apply the configuration. Prior to Chef 0.7.0, you might have a cookbook that merely includes several other recipes/cookbooks. Now you'll use Roles to define that.


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western Oklahoma to handle production from the expanding Granite Wash play. The 60 MMcfd plant will push total capacity of ..... the third quarter. Throughput in the company's Granite Wash operations has reached nearly 120 MMcfd and is expected
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Wheeler County, Tex., in the Texas Panhandle's Granite Wash natural gas play. Company plans call for construction ..... accommodate producers' increased drilling in the Granite Wash . The Woodall plant is currently under construction
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counties. These assets, which are currently connected to PVR's existing Panhandle systems, will serve producers in the Granite Wash . This acquisition is part of a larger PVR Panhandle systems expansion that the company said will involve expansion
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such as the south Texas Eagle Ford oil play and the Granite Wash liquids-rich assets in the Texas Panhandle. The rest ..... Forest president and chief executive officer, said the Granite Wash play is expected to receive about half of the 2011 budget
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Although radiocarbon dating is usually applied to organic remains, recent work shows that it can also reveal the age of some inorganic building materials
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I am excavating a Roman period lime kiln in Italy and wonder if this dating technique could be applied to the re-solidified lime we have recovered within the kiln.posted by Myles McCallumJune 11, 2009 @ 2:10 PM
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Glossary of Mathematical Terms and Symbols
How about a glossary that explains mathematical terms and symbols so we can follow discussions that may involve Maths topics that we may not have had yet. I've found that just because I haven't taken a class in a topic does not mean it is beyond my comprehension. Yet, if I don't understand the terminology used in a particular thread, it is nearly impossible to follow.
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Might I add something to your suggestion? In my opinion it would be very useful to also translate the expressions into different languages. It's not rare that I can't understand something because there's a word I don't understand(at this point I'll ofc go use a dictionary, but if there was one on the site, it would be much easier). I'm not talking about normal english words, I mean 'math words' addition, subtraction, exponent, root, infinite - and the list goes on
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#3 2006-08-02 09:17:13
Re: Glossary of Mathematical Terms and Symbols
Perhaps a mathematical encyclopedia? Members could submit entries. I'd be interested in helping.
#4 2006-08-02 09:36:26
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A really good idea - but how?
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Zhylliolom - Whatever language the members wanted.. Even tho' there aren't many danish people visiting, I'd be happy to do that part. The format of which this should be published - I have no idea. I was going to suggest a wiki, but that doesnt seem like a good idea according to mif?
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I work for a small company and we have had 3 short sprints with considerable success but have been having trouble with the product backlog refinement meetings where we can get derailed on implementation concerns.
In the backlog refinement meeting we play planning poker but we often find ourselves in situations where people are giving different values based on potential implementations. An example would be one person choosing 8 when they think the task is best done using a database layer and another person choosing a 1 because they think hard coding would be sufficient. We attempt to debate the merits of each approach but in some cases it can never quite narrow the gap completely. This ends up derailing our backlog refinement meeting for 15 to 20 minutes each time and the product owner is completely unnecessary for this duration. It seems like it should be a discussion for the sprint planning meeting if not just an informal discussion during the sprint.
We have taken to effectively averaging the weightings but that seems to completely invalidate the entire weighting process.
How is this handled by others? Should we say that implementation is not to be discussed during backlog refinement and if so, how do we decide on the effort required? Should we continue to debate the implementation as it might better define the PBI and if so, where is the boundary between the product backlog refinement meeting the sprint planning meeting?
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05 Mar 2013 04:46 AM
Backlog refinement isn't a recognized Scrum event, although something like it is provided for in the Sprint Review. The Scrum guide says: "The entire group collaborates on what to do next, so that the Sprint Review provides valuable input to subsequent Sprint Planning Meetings".
More broadly though, I'd consider backlog refinement/grooming to be part of a team's ongoing responsibilities during a Sprint. And because it isn't a recognized event per se, the options are flexible..
If I was you, I'd consider handling this by not discussing implementation during backlog planning meetings, or providing estimates at that point. It would just be for understanding the requirements as expressed by the Product Owner. This should be done sufficiently in advance of the Sprint Review to allow the team time to mull over the technical options between themselves. They then have the Review to organize the backlog further in advance of Sprint Planning.
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I agree with Ian. Separate the grooming of the backlog (creation of acceptance criteria and fully understanding the backlog items) from estimation. You may also want to try the White Elephant method of estimating, rather than Planning Poker. I find that it's easier (and faster) to come to an estimate consensus this way.
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When you say each team member thinks differently, it is genuinely or is there any personality conflict? I suggest you doing some team building exercise on trust building. This may sound a bit awkward but may work.
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05 Mar 2013 09:16 PM
HI Kulin,
Its very natural to discuss implementation during this time -- I would allow the team to do so, otherwise, they may not have a good mechanism to give an estimate or comprehend what the PBI is requesting.
(Hint: Can the PBIs be split further, on the request of the Dev Team?)
I think what you're describing could be addressed by a Spike (from eXreme Programming). This is something our Dev Team use when there is an unknown or there are multiple approaches to a situation.
What we essentially do is to take a step back and estimate and timebox the Spike. Thereafter determine the path forward before taking on the product backlog item needed by the Product Owner.
There are other estimation techniques, but I think the issue isn't just estimation.
I would also encourage you to continue on the Product backlog grooming as anything done here will help by the time one reaches the Sprint Planning.
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I think Ian is right, grooming is to understand the requirement not the estimation phase. That should be done during next sprint planning meet. By then, team may think thru the best possible way to implement. I think we are combining grooming and sprint planning meeting. Moreover, grooming is just to have elaboration on the requirements nothing towards estimation or implementation technique.
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I disagree, I think putting estimation is part of the grooming meeting. As a product manager I need a plan for next few sprints and until and unless you have estimation put into the PBIs you can't predict anything. Also you can't estimate a lot just in the planning meeting.
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BENNINGTON A local 84-year-old man was critically injured in a crash on Carpenter Hill Road about 5:40 p.m. Tuesday, according to Lt. Lloyd Dean of the Bennington Police Department.
Felix R. Lecours, 84, of Bennington, was driving a Ford F250 pickup truck that crashed into a tractor, police said.
Lecours was not wearing a seat belt and needed to be extricated from the truck with the jaws-of-life extrication tools. He was taken to the Southwestern Vermont Medical Center in Bennington and then flown to the Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center with critical, life threatening injuries, Dean said.
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WARSAW, Poland (AP) - The 2012 European Championship kicked off Friday with co-host Poland playing Greece. Later Friday, the Czech Republic plays Russia.
Here's a running account of developments. The times, which indicate when each update was filed, are Polish time, which is two hours ahead of GMT and 7 hours ahead of EDT.
1840: Poland should be 2-0 up but it is a horrible miss from defender Damien Perquis who drags his shot wide after Greece fail to deal with a set-piece. And the first substitution, too. Avraam Papadopoulos has picked up a knock and Kyriakos Papadopoulos replaces him.
1838: Sokratis Papastathopoulos gets the first yellow card of the tournament after a challenge with the lively Lewandowski.
1830: Signs in the last few minutes that Greece are getting back into the game but Poland look dangerous and fast on the counter attack. Greece win a free kick just outside the right hand side of the penalty area. Sotiris Ninis, who was fouled, takes it and Poland clear.
1826: Kostas Katsouranis tries his luck from 25 yards out for Greece, but his effort bounces tamely wide of Szczeny. The Polish fans are waving their red and white scarves in unison and chanting the name of their team. That goal has seen the atmosphere go up another gear. Poland are looking to get forward at every opprotunity.
1819: Poland attack down the right once again and this time, they take full advantage of another opportunity. A cross from captain Blaszczykowski finds an unmarked Lewandowski, who dispatches his header with ease and sends the National Stadium into raptures. Minutes earlier Lewandowski was inches away from giving Poland the lead. A neat interchange of passing releases Lukasz Piszczek and his ball across the six yard box is millimetres away from the head of Lewandowski, with goalkeeper Chalkias stranded.
1817: Poland 1 Greece 0. Robert Lewandowski scores the first goal of the tournament with a close range header.
1807: Greece are looking to keep the ball and take the pace out of Poland's early advances. When Poland win back possesion, Greece are quick to get at least eight men behind the ball. And it is not long until Chalkias is in action again, this time having to tip a shot from Rafal Murawski over the bar from 20 yards. The resulting corner is dealt with by Greece, but Poland have the upper hand in the opening minutes.
1805: Lewandowski and Obraniak look to link up in Greece's penalty area, but Lewandowski's overhead flick falls to Kostas Chalkias in the Greek goal. AP reporter Derek Gatopoulos says the majority of Greek fans in Poland are from the immigrant community in Germany. It is Greece who get the game underway. The pitch looks in immaculate condition.
1800: The Euros have started. Poland and Greece teams on the field on a hot, humid day in Warsaw.
Today's match will be played at the newly built National Stadium. The first game there for Poland saw them draw 0-0 against Portugal.Stadium looks to be packed with red and white fans of Poland with a handful of Greeks.
Greece will look to Giorgios Samaras for goals today, as he will lead the line for them. They go into today's match on the back of a 1-0 victory over Armenia, where Samaras missed a penalty.Defender Kyriakos Papadopoulos scored for the 2004 champion Greece, who later missed a second penalty through Kostas Katsouranis.
1713: No surprises there from Polish manager Franciszek Smuda, as Robert Lewandowski leads the attack for the co-host. Ludovic Obraniak, who normally plays behind Lewandowski, is also one to look out for. He is a Ligue 1 winner with Lille, too.
1709: GREECE: Chalkias, Torosidis, Papadopoulos, Papastathopoulos, Holebas, Maniatis, Katsouranis, Karagounis, Ninis, Gekas, Samaras
1717: POLAND: Szczesny; Piszczek, Wasilewski, Perquis, Boenisch, Blaszczykowski, Polanski, Murawski, Rybus, Obraniak, Lewandowski.
1649: France has revealed that midfielder Yann M'Vila is likely to miss their Group D opener against England.
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It was football season, and one west Texas gambler named Chris was bored. Other than the trips he made to the Las Vegas sports books once or twice a year, betting on games had become more frustrating than fun for this recreational gambler.
His bookie wasn't around when he needed him. Sometimes he wouldn't handle action on games Chris wanted. And Chris, who runs a sports memorabilia business from his home, always wondered what would happen if he hit big, like a five-figure score on a four-team parlay. Would he ever see his winnings? Whom could he complain to if he didn't?
He'd heard about sports gambling sites on the World Wide Web, so he typed "sports" and "gambling" into his search engine. What he found was a virtual Strip of Web sites touting Las Vegas-style wagers and more. A list scrolled up his computer screen of sports books offering parlays, teasers, gimmick bets, tennis and golf tournaments, soccer, even odds on camel races.
One in particular intrigued him. It was called World Sports Exchange, and during certain events it operated like the stock market. You could buy stock in the Dallas Cowboys, for example, at $50 to win $100. As the game progressed, you could sell for a profit if the stock had gone up, buy more shares, even hedge your bet by buying the other side. "At any point in the game, you can buy shares on either team against the point spread for anywhere from $1 to $99 to win $100," Chris explains now. "That's what attracted me. Las Vegas doesn't have anything like that."
One Sunday evening, Chris turned on his television and his computer and settled in to watch New Orleans play Chicago. "The kind of game you couldn't possibly be interested in if you weren't betting," he says. The Saints were giving three and a half points, meaning they had to win by four to cover the point spread. Considering that unlikely, Chris invested $800 in the Bears, buying 20 shares at $40 each.
The game was stultifying. By the fourth quarter, with New Orleans ahead 10-6, television sets had been flipped off across America. Because Chris still held his shares, the game still held his interest. As the remaining minutes dwindled away, he watched his Bears move the ball into Saints territory and saw the price of a share move from $40 to $60. He could have sold for a tidy profit. He chose to wait.
The Bears scored a touchdown in the final minute. Chris cashed out at $87, making a profit of $47 times 20, or $940. But he wasn't finished. With only a few seconds remaining in the game, shares in the Saints had sunk to $10. Chris bought 20 on a lark. When the Saints returned the kickoff for a touchdown, the price shot to $100. Chris pocketed another $1,800. "All of that took 10 minutes," he says. "Ten of the most exciting minutes of my life."
Chris no longer uses his bookie. He also no longer makes his annual trip to Vegas. He wires money to World Sports Exchange at the start of the football season because it doesn't accept credit, and he attempts to keep it alive through the Super Bowl. Like many Internet gamblers, he requested payment shortly after his first win to make sure the virtual bookies were on the level. When the money arrived the following day, he sent it back to reestablish his account.
U.S. law enforcement officials are well aware of what gamblers like Chris are doing. Two years ago, the cofounder of World Sports Exchange, which has grown from 800 customers to more than 12,000 today, returned home to the United States from the Caribbean island of Antigua to face charges of violating the 1961 Interstate Wire Act by accepting sports bets over telephone lines. He was handcuffed, booked and fingerprinted.
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